1937 Boston Red Sox Roster

The 1937 Boston Red Sox team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1937 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1937 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1937 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1937 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1937 Boston Red Sox primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1937 Boston Red Sox



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
12 Wes Ferrell 6-02 195 Right Right 1908-02-02
19, 35 Joe Gonzales 5-09 175 Right Right 1915-03-19
10 Lefty Grove 6-03 190 Left Left 1900-03-06
21 Jim Henry 6-02 175 Right Right 1910-06-26
11 Johnny Marcum 5-11 197 Right Left 1909-09-09
20 Archie McKain 5-10 175 Left Both 1911-05-12
12 Bobo Newsom 6-02 220 Right Right 1907-08-11
28 Ted Olson 6-02½ 185 Right Right 1912-08-27
14 Fritz Ostermueller 5-11 175 Left Left 1907-09-15
32 Tommy Thomas 5-10 175 Right Right 1899-12-23
15 Rube Walberg 6-01½ 190 Left Left 1896-07-27
18 Jack Wilson 5-11 210 Right Right 1912-04-12
22 Moe Berg 6-01 185 Right Right 1902-03-02
23 Gene Desautels 5-11 170 Right Right 1907-06-13
2 Rick Ferrell 5-10 160 Right Right 1905-10-12
23 Johnny Peacock 5-11 165 Right Left 1910-01-10
4 Joe Cronin 5-11½ 180 Right Right 1906-10-12
9 Bobby Doerr 5-11 175 Right Right 1918-04-07
3 Jimmie Foxx 6-00 195 Right Right 1907-10-22
5 Pinky Higgins 6-01 185 Right Right 1909-05-27
6 Eric McNair 5-08½ 160 Right Right 1909-04-12
24 Ski Melillo 5-08 150 Right Right 1899-08-04
1 Mel Almada 6-00 170 Left Left 1913-02-07
1 Ben Chapman 6-00 190 Right Right 1908-12-25
8 Doc Cramer 6-02 185 Right Left 1905-07-22
16 Dom Dallessandro 5-06 168 Left Left 1913-10-03
19 Fabian Gaffke 5-10 185 Right Right 1913-08-05
7 Buster Mills 5-11½ 195 Right Right 1908-09-16
32 Stew Bowers 6-00 170 Right Both 1915-02-26
21, 25 Bob Daughters 6-02 185 Right Right 1914-08-05
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The 1937 Boston Red Sox played 152 games during the regular season, won 80 games, lost 72 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 104/103) where 559,659 fans witnessed their 1937 Red Sox finish the season with a .526 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1937 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1937 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1937 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1937 Boston Red Sox primary starters list:

1937 Boston Red Sox
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1937 Boston Red Sox
Most Games by Position

C Gene Desautels (94)
1B Jimmie Foxx (150)
2B Eric McNair (106)
3B Pinky Higgins (152)
SS Joe Cronin (148)
LF Buster Mills (107)
CF Doc Cramer (133)
RF Ben Chapman (100)
  
SP Lefty Grove
SP Johnny Marcum
SP Archie McKain
SP Bobo Newsom
  
RP Fritz Ostermueller
CL Jack Wilson


1937 Boston Red Sox
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1937 Boston Red Sox
Uniform Numbers

#1 Mel Almada
#1 Ben Chapman
#2 Rick Ferrell
#3 Jimmie Foxx
#4 Joe Cronin
#5 Pinky Higgins
#6 Eric McNair
#7 Buster Mills
#8 Doc Cramer
#9 Bobby Doerr
#10 Lefty Grove
#11 Johnny Marcum
#12 Wes Ferrell
#12 Bobo Newsom
#14 Fritz Ostermueller
#15 Rube Walberg
#16 Dom Dallessandro
#18 Jack Wilson
#19 Fabian Gaffke
#19 Joe Gonzales
#20 Archie McKain
#21 Bob Daughters
#21 Jim Henry
#22 Moe Berg
#23 Gene Desautels
#23 Johnny Peacock
#24 Ski Melillo
#25 Bob Daughters
#28 Ted Olson
#32 Stew Bowers
#32 Tommy Thomas
#35 Joe Gonzales

Did you know that a 1937 Boston Red Sox Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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